PHOTOS: Ashwin, Yuvraj star in India's big win over Australia

PHOTOS: Ashwin, Yuvraj star in India's big win over Australia

Yuvraj Singh roared back to form with a blazing innings of 60 and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed career-best figures of four for 11 as India crushed Australia by 73 runs in an inconsequential Group 2 league match of the ICC World T20, in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Sunday.

India's openers perish cheaply

On a slow track, Yuvraj initially struggled before blasting four sixes and five boundaries in his 43-ball knock.

It was also his eighth T20 International half-century in 38 matches. He put on 84 runs for the fifth wicket for the fifth wicket with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who hit 24 from 20 balls, to put the Indian innings back on track, after Australia opened their bowling with Brad Hodge and he struck in the very first over with the wicket of in-form Rohit Sharma, who was caught at point for six.

Virat Kohli started with a slog-sweep off Glenn Maxwell that went for a six and followed it by guiding Mitchell Starc to the third man boundary. But he didn’t last long enough, as he tried to attack leg-spinner James Muirhead but was caught at long-off after scoring 23 came off 22 deliveries, having two fours and a six.

Ajinkya Rahane, who was picked in place of the struggling Shikhar Dhawan, scored 19 off 16 balls before he was caught behind off Doug Bollinger.

Australia struggle after losing early wickets

Ashwin got the breakthrough for India when Finch tried to slog him and Kohli took a simple catch at mid-on.

Cameron White (0) looked distinctly short of match practice, as he miscued while trying to drive Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the up and was caught on the off-side.

Young Mohit Sharma bowled Shane Watson for just one, as the Australia right-hander continued his poor run in the tournament with scores of 4, 2, 1.

David Warner (19) tried to slog-sweep Ashwin, but was taken brilliantly by Rohit Sharma, running forward from deep mid-wicket.

Glenn Maxwell gave Australia some hope briefly as he slammed 23 from 12 balls, with the help of three sixes, before he tried to reverse sweep Ashwin but ended up dragging the ball back on to his stumps.